For the first time the brutal, rugged feel and performance of the DPx HEST fixed blade has been engineered into a hard use frame lock folder. The D2 Tool Steel folder comes with a solid Titanium alloy frame, Rotoblock adjustment, removable glass breaker, a U.S. made Afghan Campaign colored woven lanyard along with a unique and collectible Mr DP adjustment and multi tool. After a global search the firm of Lion Steel was selected to manufacture this knife based on their long heritage of quality and award winning solid titanium folders. The DPx H•E•S•T folder is the collaboration of Robert Young Pelton, Jeff Randall and Mike Perrin. Based on Pelton's hard time in dangerous places, ESEE's commitment to customer satisfaction and Lion Steel's mastery of manufacturing and tolerances.

The DPx H•E•S•T Folder is designed and made for hard use in hostile conditions with the ESEE no questions asked, lifetime warranty to registered owners.

DELIVERY = December 2010PRICE = Street price is expected to be under $200RUN - 250 numbered and certified pieces (with special packaging) with concurrent filling of dealer pre-orders

The first 250 serialized pieces will ONLY be available through www.DPxGear.com web site for a limited time. Reservations for numbers will be announced in advance and subject to first come, first serve basis.

Please contact your local dealer to order your DPx HEST/F

Note: this is a rendered photo. Final production finish may change slightly from this photo.__________________

In my opinion Ontario makes mass production crap. Thats why they dont' make a certain manufacturer's knife. They went out and trademarked "RAT" after boys walked due to quality problems. Ontario has nothing to do with this venture.

RYP wrote:In my opinion Ontario makes mass production crap. Thats why they dont' make a certain manufacturer's knife. They went out and trademarked "RAT" after boys walked due to quality problems. Ontario has nothing to do with this venture.

RYP wrote:In my opinion Ontario makes mass production crap. Thats why they dont' make a certain manufacturer's knife. They went out and trademarked "RAT" after boys walked due to quality problems. Ontario has nothing to do with this venture.

No shit - I like Ontario stuff

Who is manufacturing this one?

~JITW

You gotta love that quote from RYP!!! :D

People that will do this one are LionSteel. They do remarkable stuff too.

Lion Steel won Most Innovative Knife in the foreign category at the 2010 Blade show with their $450 folder. This knife is actually better and is half that price and giving folks more features. I used to be a product designer. I make shit work hard for customer's money :)

RYP, is this simply a folding version of HEST? Are there differences in the steel, or the blade design in general? Who is this one aimed at versus the fixed blade version? Also, how did you choose that locking system for the blade?

Looks like a hardy design, judging from the photo.

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RYP wrote:Lion Steel won Most Innovative Knife in the foreign category at the 2010 Blade show with their $450 folder. This knife is actually better and is half that price and giving folks more features. I used to be a product designer. I make shit work hard for customer's money :)

no Moosehead, this is a radically different folder. The blade is D2 tool steel which is extremely hard but would be too brittle in a large fixed blade. The frame is a titanium alloy that is very light and strong but too soft for a cutting edge (although we are working on a new titanium from Japan for a special "covert" non ferrous version of the HEST fixed. . The Roto block allows the user to actually lock the blade in fixed position which essentially provides the exact same size as the fixed HEST but in a lighter, stronger, sharper package. You will be allowed to adjust the friction of the very large axle for the blade and best of all you get all the size, strength and quality of a $350 - 1200 knife for under $200 bucks.

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